I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Interesting Ball'

​ I once saw an old man on the bus with one leg. He pulled out his cock and yanked it in the direction of a young woman who looked about a third his age. While he jerked, he asked the poor girl how she was doing. Another time, I saw Christopher Walken strolling through Central Park in a velvet maroon pimp suit. He was walking with a short Mexican man who was reading a book out loud to him. I also lived in Portland, Oregon, for awhile… So I've pretty much seen it all. But if the central premise of the Daniels's fantastically bizarre new short film Interesting Ball is true, there might be much weirder shit going on in this world than even I know about.

The film is a spectacularly absurd story comprised of little vignettes that are linked together by the path of a bouncing red ball. Each slice of life grows more and more unstable as they progress to the point where one character actually screams, "How did everything get so fucked-up so quickly?" There are black hole buttholes, bro-formers, a refrigerator liberated from its inanimate state, and adulterous orbs. It's a perfect new entry into the Daniels catalogue, considering the duo made up of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are known for innovative storytelling and a unique visual style. As the directors say, "If the universe is as infinite as they say it is, then these weird things that are happening aren't just probable, they are inevitable."

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Check out more work by the Daniels at their ​website.

Jeffrey Bowers is a tall mustached guy from Ohio who's seen too many weird movies. He currently lives in Brooklyn, working as a film curator. He's the Senior Curator for Vimeo's On Demand platform. He has also programmed at Tribeca Film Festival, Rooftop Films, and the Hamptons International Film Festival.